Robert Harris
(Abt 1876-)
Gile Wheeler Harris
(1906-1978)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Edith Avis Drugan

Gile Wheeler Harris 2

  • Born: 11 June 1906, Trempealeau, WI 1
  • Marriage (1): Edith Avis Drugan on 2 July 1932 in , Trempealeau County, WI 1
  • Died: 8 May 1978, La Crosse, WI at age 71 1

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Gile married Edith Avis Drugan, daughter of William John Drugan and Helena M. Zimmerman, on 2 July 1932 in , Trempealeau County, WI.1 (Edith Avis Drugan was born on 15 May 1911 in Trempealeau, WI 3 4 5 6 and died on 6 August 2008 in Osseo, MN 6.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They resided at 613 King in 1945 in La Crosse, WI.
1945 La Crosse, WI City Directory
Gile W. Harris (Edith A.), US Eng., Res: 613 King
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• They resided in La Crosse, WI on 19 February 1956.
The 19 Feb 1956 obituary for her mother, Lena Zimmerman, mentions that Edith and her husband are from La Crosse, Wisconsin.
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• They resided at 203 South 16th, Apt. 104 In 1958 in La Crosse, WI.
1958 La Crosse, WI City Directory
Gile W. Harris (Edith A.), Machinist, CB&Q Railroad, Res: 203 S. 16th, Apt. 104.

• They resided at 203 South 16th, Apt. 104 In 1959 in La Crosse, WI.
1959 La Crosse, WI City Directory
Gile W. Harris (Edith A.), Machinist, CB&Q Railroad, Res: 203 S. 16th, Apt. 104
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bullet  Marriage Notes:


The marriage of two well known young people of Trempealeau took place July 2 at 11 a. m. when Edith Drugan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Drugan became the bride of Gile Wheeler Harris, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harris. The ceremony took place at the parsonage of the St. Bartholomew Catholic church where the Rev. Peter Rombalski, who has charge of the parish, read the service. They were attended by Mary Wardwell of Winona, Minn., and Kenneth Drugan, brother of the bride.


(Source: Winona Republican-Herald, Wednesday, 6 Jul 1932, Page 12)
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Sources


1 Robert Westphal Jr., "Westphal Family History," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=westphal : accessed 27 Apr 2013).

2 "Obituary for Lena (Zimmerman) Drugan," La Crosse Tribune Newspaper, February 19, 1956, p. 6.

3 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 219, sheet 1B, family 18, William John Drugan and Helena M. Zimmerman; index and images (accessed 2 Nov 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 2018.

4 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 61-24, sheet 4A, family 103, William John Drugan and Helena M. Zimmerman; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 2 Nov 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 2614.

5 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, United States, enumeration district (ED) 85-32, sheet 10B, dwelling 470, family 878, Edith Avis Drugan; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 2 Nov 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 1135.

6 "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (accessed 26 October 2020), Edith Avis Harris, 06 Aug 2008; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).


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